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The arbitration requirement establishes a procedural framework where dispute resolution occurs outside the court system through a private arbitrator, with specified carve-outs for small claims and equitable remedies. This structure affects how contractual disputes between the parties are processed and adjudicated.
Users agreeing to these terms accept that disputes will be resolved through individual binding arbitration rather than litigation or class proceedings. The terms specify that users waive the right to jury trial and collective action participation, while preserving the ability to pursue small claims and seek injunctive relief for intellectual property matters.
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"AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE. You and OpenAI agree that any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or the breach, termination, enforcement, interpretation or validity thereof or the use of the Services (collectively, "Disputes") will be settled by binding arbitration between you and OpenAI, except that each party retains the right to bring an individual action in small claims court and the right to seek injunctive or other equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction to prevent the actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation or violation of a party's copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, patents or other intellectual property rights. You acknowledge and agree that you and OpenAI are each waiving the right to a trial by jury or to participate as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class action or representative proceeding.— Excerpt from OpenAI's OpenAI Business Terms
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The arbitration requirement establishes a procedural framework where dispute resolution occurs outside the court system through a private arbitrator, with specified carve-outs for small claims and equitable remedies. This structure affects how contractual disputes between the parties are processed and adjudicated.
Users agreeing to these terms accept that disputes will be resolved through individual binding arbitration rather than litigation or class proceedings. The terms specify that users waive the right to jury trial and collective action participation, while preserving the ability to pursue small claims and seek injunctive relief for intellectual property matters.
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